Because you're starting to look like a guy who took a guaranteed three-year, $36M contract and flaked out -- and that kind of reputation is hard to shake. In the clubhouse and with the fans.

I'm not asking you to make like Tom Glavine in his prime and morph into a measure of consistency. Mets fans have already accepted the fact that some days we'll see the Good Ollie and the Bad Ollie. In the past that's been cool, because it amounts to 10-15 wins and an ERA between 3.50 and 4.30.

But right now we're not seeing Good Ollie and Bad Ollie.

We're seeing a guy who reported to camp in less than peak physical conditioning, then treated the WBC like a frat boy treats spring break (Toga! Toga!) when pitching coach Dan Warthen wasn't around to crack the whip.